Nurse migration in Guyana

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[Introduction] The 21st century has presented several challenges to those responsible for the training, development,
and management of human resources for health. There is need to strengthen the quality of training,
ensure the acquisition of job skills that facilitate a comprehensive response to the needs of users of
health services, and improve the equitable distribution of these critical resources.
In the above context, the migration of human resources for health is a topic that should be given high
priority by Governments. The development and implementation of mechanisms to reduce and compensate
for the migration of health personnel, through collaboration between supplying and receiving countries, is
of paramount importance.
The importance and impact of the migration of health workers has been widely analyzed by the Pan American
Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), and this issue is reflected in PAHO’s
Regional Goals for Human Resources for Health 2007-2015. The Goals recognize that “with competition for
scarce human resources increasing, the international migration of health workers is likely to intensify in the
coming years, leading to further workforce destabilization in less-developed coutries.”

[Introduction]. The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is pleased to have collaborated with the Ministry of Health and Environment of Jamaica, and the University of West Indies (UWI, Mona Campus), specifically the ...

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